Li Qiu
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Li Qiu (d. 911/912) was an army officer who ruled Qian Prefecture (虔州, in modern Ganzhou
, Jiangxi
) briefly after assassinating the previously ruler Lu Yanchang
in 911, early in the Chinese
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
. He died shortly after taking over Lu's position.
the prefect of Qian Prefecture. (Lu's father Lu Guangchou
had carried the title of defender of Baisheng Circuit, so presumably this was a title that Li had carried over from serving under Lu Guangchou.) That year, with Lu Yanchang's having alienated his army by spending his time on games and hunts, Li assassinated him and took over Qian Prefecture. He also considered killing Lu Guangchou's chief strategist Tan Quanbo
, but Tan escaped by claiming that he was retiring due to old age. Emperor Taizu of Later Liang thereafter made Li the defender of Qian Prefecture. Li died soon thereafter and was succeeded by his officer Li Yantu
.
Ganzhou
Ganzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong .-History:...
, Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
) briefly after assassinating the previously ruler Lu Yanchang
Lu Yanchang
Lu Yanchang was a ruler of the Qian Prefecture region early in the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period...
in 911, early in the Chinese
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was between 907–960/979 AD and an era of political upheaval in China, between the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the founding of the Song Dynasty. During this period, five dynasties quickly succeeded one another in the north, and more than 12 independent states were...
. He died shortly after taking over Lu's position.
Brief rule of Qian Prefecture
Little is known about Li Qiu's background. What is known is that, as of 911, he carried the title of the commander of the Baisheng Army (百勝軍) under Lu YanchangLu Yanchang
Lu Yanchang was a ruler of the Qian Prefecture region early in the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period...
the prefect of Qian Prefecture. (Lu's father Lu Guangchou
Lu Guangchou
Lu Guangchou was a warlord late in the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and who nominally submitted to both the succeeding Later Liang Dynasty and Later Liang's rival Wu after the end of Tang, who controlled the Qian Prefecture region from 885 to his death in 910.- Background and seizure of Qian...
had carried the title of defender of Baisheng Circuit, so presumably this was a title that Li had carried over from serving under Lu Guangchou.) That year, with Lu Yanchang's having alienated his army by spending his time on games and hunts, Li assassinated him and took over Qian Prefecture. He also considered killing Lu Guangchou's chief strategist Tan Quanbo
Tan Quanbo
Tan Quanbo was a ruler of Qian Prefecture from 913 to 918, early in the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. He was a long-time strategist of Lu Guangchou, who ruled Qian Prefecture for 25 years, and after several transitional rulers after Lu's death was supported by the people to...
, but Tan escaped by claiming that he was retiring due to old age. Emperor Taizu of Later Liang thereafter made Li the defender of Qian Prefecture. Li died soon thereafter and was succeeded by his officer Li Yantu
Li Yantu
Li Yantu was a ruler of Qian Prefecture from 912 to 913, early in the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period....
.